Junior Quality Analyst

Job title:

Junior Quality Analyst

Reporting to:
Classical Lead

Location:

Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk

Hours:

40 hours per week

The objective of this role is to provide support to the Quality Team by helping increase the efficiency of sample flow through the laboratory and perform analysis on flavour and fragrance raw materials. The primary functions are to ensure timely sample receipt of material into the laboratory, maintenance of chemical inventory and ensuring the laboratory environment is always kept clean and safe.

Alongside this, the role also encompasses classical wet analysis, instrumental analysis, and organoleptic evaluation of products, to ensure that any material that enters or leaves the site is fit for purpose.

We’ve been making the world taste better since 1886 and sell over 3000 products in more than 90 countries, but we’re only just getting started. We’re on an exciting journey and have ambitious plans to become the indispensable partner of choice for the world’s leading flavour and fragrance houses, beverage and consumer brands. You can find out more about our exciting organisation here: TREATT | About Treatt the trusted global ingredients manufacturer

On joining Treatt, you’ll become one of over 400 international experts, working together to collectively surprise and delight our customers. Nothing is more important to us than the happiness of our people as without them, we’d never succeed.

We think Treatt’s a great place to work, but don’t just take our word for it:

“Everyone wants your feedback and opinion; it feels like a place of study where nurturing and encouragement are the standard. It is very clear the hard work that goes into providing excellence for customers, but it is also very apparent that managers have the same goals for helping us all to progress.”

“Joining my close and supportive team was the most enjoyable way to gain more skills and increase my knowledge”

“Treatt creates an environment to help you be the best you can, with no two days the same and opportunities always available to help you learn and develop. The people and the culture create a fantastic company to be part of”

• Maintaining chemical and consumables inventory for the QC laboratory and purchase items necessary for routine and non-routine analysis. In addition, corresponding with other areas of technical when ordering following the group strategy in chemical purchasing

• Carrying out initial reviews on all samples coming into the laboratory, bulk, split and distribute to the relevant areas/lab personnel

• Receiving re-samples and inventory check samples into test

• Washing up glassware both in the wet lab and the flavour room

• Preparing reagents and standards for routine and non-routine analysis

• Maintaining QC retained sample library and retained pre-delivery samples

• Arranging for the disposal for hazardous waste from the site by corresponding with the Facilities Manager

• Participate in organoleptic evaluation of the products, as necessary.

• Prepare tasting solutions and arrange for a representative number of individuals to carry out analysis.

• Carry out regular calibration and maintenance of the measuring instruments as prescribed by the working practices in the laboratory.

• When necessary, arrange for analytical samples to be sent for external analysis and collate the results.

• Measure physical parameters of flavour and fragrance raw materials originating from various departments and external sources, which includes but is not exclusive to density, refractive index, optical rotation, melting points and flash points.

• Perform classical analysis of flavour and fragrance raw materials originating…